Sheikh Hamdullah School

Sheikh Hamdullah School

Sheikh Hamdullah, the founder of the Ottoman Line School, came to the world in 1429 in Amasya. His father is Mustafa Dede who is one of the Buhara Turks and who migrated to Amasya. His father is also the sheikh of Suhraverdiyye tarikatin. Sheikh Hamdullah has always used the title "ibnu'ş-shayk" in his signatures to his father. Shaykh Hamdullah's name is given at the beginning of the name of the shaykh, the archery monk is the shaykh. Because of its predecessor in the Ottoman writing school, it is called "Kıblettu'l-küttab, the pioneer of calligraphers"; "Such as the name of the calligrapher, the calligrapher's head, and so on.

Sheikh Hamdullah had a scholarship in Amasya, Hayreddin Mar'aşi from Yakut on Akil-i sitte. Yakut al-Musta has worked hard on the writings of Mustafa. When Sheikh Hamdullah's writings are examined, it is seen that Ruby letters take the most beautiful and form the school.
The governor of Amasya II. He made friendship with Bayezid and gave him line lessons. II. Shortly after Bayezid had ascended the throne, Sheikh came to Istanbul and took up the sultan. The true story of Sheikh's art life began after his arrival in Istanbul. The Sultan showed interest in himself and encouraged him to keep his spell while writing.

Sheikh Hamdullah's sources reported that during his lifetime he wrote 47 Qur'an, countless enam and Quran. İstanbul Bayezid, Sultanahmed Firuzağa, Davud Pasha Edirne Bayezid Mosque celi sülüs inscriptions are Şeyh Hamdullah altı.

Sultan II. Bayezid desired to develop an attitude other than the Yakut style from Sheikh Hamdullah, and gave him the Yakut literals in the palace treasure. After long researches, Sheik made choices from the writings of Yakut and laid the foundations of the Ottoman Line School.
In conjunction with Sheikh Hamdullah, the Mushaf script used the Nehaf text rather than the prestige line. The mixed use of aklâ-i sitte in the Mushaf mosque in the Yakut mecca was also abandoned and only the noshi was given priority.

Aklam-i sitte, Sheikh Hamdullah matured with the matte, the seat of the Qitta writing began with Sheikh Hamdullah. Sheikh Hamdullah in nesih text, lifting the stagnation and dullness in Yakut, brought vitality and courage. He made great changes in the structure of the letters, and the saturation of the letters was improved. Hareke and the letters are in harmony with each other. The writing has a completely consistent identity.
Sheikh Hamdullah's achievement in akte-ı sitte, unfortunately, could not be shown in Celi. The letters are still blunt and simple, and the stack is also mixed. Nevertheless, the writings he wrote with the celis have an important place in the historical development of the celular sülüs writing.

The funeral prayer of Sheikh Hamdullah, who died in 1520, was carried out in the Haghia Sophia Mosque by Zenbilli Ali Efendi. Sheikh Hamdullah was buried in Uskudar Karacaahmed Cemetery. The Kabri is still being visited.